| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. |
| bread |
a food made with grains such as wheat or corn. Water, oil, and other ingredients are added to the grains, and the mixture is baked in an oven. |
| candle |
a stick of wax with a string through the middle. The string burns and gives off light. |
| dangerous |
likely to cause harm; not safe. |
| dare |
to try to get someone to do something as a test of courage. |
| dock1 |
a raised, flat surface that is built out into the water. |
| grand |
splendid in size or appearance. |
| hillside |
the side of a hill. |
| loaf |
a single quantity of bread the way it is just after it is baked and before it is cut into slices. |
| oven |
a piece of equipment that you cook food in. An oven has a large metal box with a door. |
| railroad |
a road of two connected steel bars along which trains move, or a system of transportation that uses these roads. |
| same |
exactly alike; not at all different. |
| track |
a mark or series of marks left on the ground by the feet of people or animals, or the wheels of machines; trail. |
| widow |
a woman whose husband has died. |
| yank |
(informal) to pull or take out suddenly; jerk. |